It is critical that students, faculty and staff are quickly informed in the event of an emergency at NTCC. As we kick off a new school year, it is important that everyone is made aware of what to do and how to make sure they receive emergency alerts. We will be conducting a test of our alert system on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 10 a.m.
Dr. Andrew Daniel, NTCC Professor of Music, was recently interviewed by Voyage Dallas/Canvas Rebel and featured in their May 2022 publication (pictured). You can read the full article here.
Daniel received his D.M.A. from the University of North Texas. After completing his Master of Music degree from the University of Southern California, and named a Fulbright Scholar, he was offered a European tour under the auspices of the Andres Segovia Institute. Daniel teaches the Music portion of the HuMusic Honors Seminar. Two of his seminar students have recently won Boe Awards of the Great Plains Honors Council for their essays involving music.
The NTCC Wesley Fellowship has resumed their weekly lunches. Volunteers from the Wesley Fellowship provide free lunch and fellowship for NTCC students at the Wesley Student Center (north of the NTCC campus off FM 1735) on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to join Rev. Allyson Penny and the Wesley crew for a new season of joy! Follow them on Facebook for the latest updates on events and activities at the Wesley Student Center.
For the fifteenth-straight year in a row, Cypress Bank has presented a high-end laptop for the use of Northeast Texas Community College honors students. This year’s Cypress Bank Scholar is the 2022 Hughes Springs Salutatorian, Sydney Annelle Carey. She is the daughter of Danny and Trisha Carey of Hughes Springs. Sydney was a member of the business association, DECA and competed at the state level three times. In April of 2022, the Honors Committee at NTCC voted to offer her a Presidential Scholarship, an upper-tier honors award bestowed to ten students at the college each academic year.
Do you have an interest in traveling abroad? NTCC recently announced a new travel study course to Mexico City. During the May 2023 minimester, Carmen Shurtleff, Instructor of Social Work/Sociology, will lead a group of students on the trip of a lifetime to explore the rich culture and history to be found in Mexico City.
The Northeast Texas Community College Women’s and Men’s Soccer teams kicked off the 2022 season at home against the LSU-Eunice Bengals. LSU-E Women would mount a comeback and defeat the Eagles 3-2 and the men’s squad for the Bengals won 3-1 on Wednesday.
NTCC took an early 1-0 lead in the Women’s game on a goal from Sophomore Erika Trivino (Bogota, Colombia), newcomer Kayla Banta (Nederland, Tx) provided the assist. The Eagles would score again just a few minutes later on a goal by freshmen Katelyn Leal (Tulare, California) who was assisted by fellow freshmen Leticia Heemann (Brazil).
Northeast Texas Community College will be closed on Monday, Sept. 5 in observation of the Labor Day holiday. Offices will return to normal hours and classes will resume as usual on Tuesday, Sept. 6. We hope everyone has a fun and safe long weekend!
Have you always wanted to learn a new language? Now is the time to get started! The Northeast Texas Community College Continuing Education department is planning two language courses this fall.
Northeast Texas Community College will host a job fair on Tuesday, September 20th from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. in the Student Union Building (SUB). The event is open to the public in addition to NTCC students. Recruiters from local business and industry will be in attendance. The following have confirmed that they will be represented (more will likely be added):
Paisley McGee from Northeast Texas Community College is one of 207 Phi Theta Kappa members named a 2022 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship.
The Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship Program helps new Phi Theta Kappa members defray educational expenses while enrolled in associate degree programs. Scholars are encouraged to assume leadership roles by participating in Society programs and are selected based on scholastic achievement, community service, and leadership potential. More than 1,300 applications were received.
